1. Spine pain…why is it so complex? Teresa Beckman PT Advocate Condell Medical Center Grayslake Outpatient Clinic

2. Spine Anatomy  Spinal bones  Disc  Ligament  Muscle  Nerves  All working together to move your body and protect your spinal cord

3. Spine anatomy

4. Spine anatomy: the disc and what happens with movement

5. Nerves

6. Neck muscles: (Anterior) in the front

7. Lumbar Nerves

8. Back Muscles: Front (Anterior)

9. Muscle: Back (posterior)

10. Abdominals Designed to control the front of the back, and to control excessive extension

11.  Herniated disc  Muscle strain  Facet joint irritation  Hypomobility/ Arthritis  Hypermobility/ Instability Typical Problems Associated with spine pain

12. Common problems seen in the spine

13. Lumbar Stress Fracture

14. Spondylolysthesis: Instability

15. Disc disease

16.  A pulled muscle that hurts when you contract the muscle or when you stretch the muscle  A sprain is when your ligaments are stretched beyond its normal elasticity. Muscle Strain/Sprain

17. Poor Posture : the repetitive use injury to your spine

18. Remember the curves

19. Posture!!

20. What do you think?

21. What happens when we sit like this?

22. Who has a cell phone??

23. Proper sitting posture

25. Proper body mechanics

26. Unloading dryer, dishwasher